Event #1 - MSR-H

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Originally Posted by David Love AI27

built race cars are cheap right now... think about buying one before butchering a nice street car... it is always nice to take a street legal car up to TWS for a litltle fun...

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David, I love you man. You prolly don't remember doing a half HPDE session with me, and then driving my car for the other half (and I have to get that full weight S197 to 2:01 - dammit). I've done at least 35 days at TWS, so I might be past the taking my car up for fun, no?

I was also allowed join the CMC/2 "rookie day", even though I was more of a potential rookie.

Regarding used race cars, I've looked at the cars online, I've done the math, and I think that I can convert my car to CMC2 cheaper than buying, given my free labor.

I'm at the TWS Motorsports Club event on Feb 13th, white '07 Mustang, if you have some time.

If you need a car to compare with let me know - I'd be happy to share what I've learned building this car - particularly for the cage as there are not that many S197 built cages in Texas.

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Originally Posted by HoustonNW

David, I love you man. You prolly don't remember doing a half HPDE session with me, and then driving my car for the other half (and I have to get that full weight S197 to 2:01 - dammit). I've done at least 35 days at TWS, so I might be past the taking my car up for fun, no?

I was also allowed join the CMC/2 "rookie day", even though I was more of a potential rookie.

Regarding used race cars, I've looked at the cars online, I've done the math, and I think that I can convert my car to CMC2 cheaper than buying, given my free labor.

I'm at the TWS Motorsports Club event on Feb 13th, white '07 Mustang, if you have some time.

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Misty texted me and asked me to work that weekend... I will for sure, now... send her a message and ask for me

I love the power of the 197s but they ARE pigs... I'm in Tomball and out of work so I have WAY too much time on my hands as you can see by my posts... I'd rather be helping get another racer on the track...

plus a little golf never hurts now and then... Heron Lakes is cheap and High Meadows is a fun challange or the par 3 at Jones and 1960 which is open at night...

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Originally Posted by David Love AI27

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Originally Posted by HoustonNW

Now that I think about it David, you and Rod look a little alike, no?

:D

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built race cars are cheap right now...

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Agreed, if you are going to buy one, now is the perfect time!!

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Originally Posted by michaelmosty

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Originally Posted by David Love AI27

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Originally Posted by HoustonNW

Now that I think about it David, you and Rod look a little alike, no?

:D

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built race cars are cheap right now...

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Agreed, if you are going to buy one, now is the perfect time!!

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You have to be SO careful, though.

A car that is advertised as "sorted and a podium finisher" has all kinds of stuff done to it that makes the new owner scratch his head and say "WTF was that guy thinking?"

Un-doing and then re-doing can be quite expensive.

Mitch is right. The key is if you can provide the labor. Once you start farming out all the work, thats when its better to buy one already completed.
Most shops charge $75 to $175 per hour labor. A minimum NASA legal cage is gonna run you $2K to $3K.

I good for instance is making a cage legal for CMC (or AI).

Ask Mike P.

A simple "remove my T2 cage and install a better engineered cage" took weeks and weeks to complete. Granted, it was on-again/off-again work, but the dominoe effect that ensued was staggering.

Mike owes Glenn and I millions of dollars. :shock: :lol:

And dinner.

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Originally Posted by mitchntx

You have to be SO careful, though.

A car that is advertised as "sorted and a podium finisher" has all kinds of stuff done to it that makes the new owner scratch his head and say "WTF was that guy thinking?"

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Yep... I been doin' lots of head scratchin' lately...

But you have the piece of mind that it is done right.